Universal Century Master Timeline

Mobile Suit Gundam: High Frontier

Life In The Universal Century

Universal Century Master Timeline

Since the Gundam world is a forward projection of our own, actual historical events relevant to the more commonly given canonical ones are included to provide a sense of continuity and historical perspective. The “Gundam century” is thus incorporated in several centuries worth of actual chronology.

In the two decades that have passed since the original Gundam series was produced, many of the early entries have been removed as real-life events have caught up with fictional ones. They have been preserved here for their genuine historical value and are indicated in red.

Getting Started

The start date for the Universal Century (UC) calendar used here is based on dateline “Monday, 14 January 0080” that appeared in the final episode of Gundam 0080. By this reckoning, the Universal Century begins in 2081 AD, following 36 years of construction begun in 2045 AD. UC dates may thus be converted to AD by adding 2080 and AD dates converted to UC by subtracting 2080.

Traditional Asian calendar dates may be derived by adding 2698 to AD dates or 4778 to UC dates. Thus, 2080 AD is the Year of the Rat 4778 (AD + 2698) and UC 0001 is the Year of the Ox 4779 (UC + 4778). If your Web browser has JavaScript support enabled, you can view the associated astrological signs for the traditional Asian calendar in a pop-up Traditional Asian to Universal Century Calendar Conversion Chart.

Making the Grade

Like many anime shows, Mobile Suit Gundam uses the World War II Japanese Imperial Army (Taikoku Rikugun) and Navy (Taikoku Kaigun) ranking system, which doesn’t correspond to any modern system. There are, for example, only seven enlisted grades, not the nine with which most modern viewers are familiar. The situation is further complicated by the fact that the Japanese system uses the same terms for both Army and Navy officer ranks. Some translators opt to use Army ranks, others Navy ranks and still others an uneasy mix of the two. This has resulted in a number of mistranslations.

The rank of “Captain” is especially problematic. In the Army, a captain is an O-3, a company grade officer equivalent to a Navy lieutenant. In the Navy, a captain is an O-6, a field grade officer equivalent to an Army colonel. Furthermore, “Captain” is also an honorific title given to the senior officer (“Skipper”) of a ship, whether civilian or military, regardless of rank. This confusion doesn’t exist in Japanese, where an O-3 is a Tai’i and an O-6 is a Taishō in both services, a military skipper is a Kanchō and a civilian skipper is a Senchō.

To eliminate ambiguity, standard military pay grade—O-1 to O-10 for commissioned officer, W-1 to W-4 for warrant officer (WO) and E-1 to E-7 for non-commissioned officer (NCO) and enlisted—is given here in lieu of any specific military service rank. If your Web browser has JavaScript support enabled, you can view the 22 military pay grades and their corresponding Japanese and English language Army and Navy ranks in a handy pop-up Military Pay Grade to Army & Navy Rank Conversion Chart.

(Note: Both charts use the same pop-up window, so you can only view one chart at a time!)

United Nations Charter signed by delegates of the 50 attending nations.

1945.07.16

First nuclear weapon test at Trinity NM.

1945.07.28

The U.S. Senate ratifies the United Nations Charter by a vote of 89 to 2.

1946.12.14

John D. Rockefeller Jr. donates $8,500,000 to purchase property along New York’s East River for a permanent United Nations HQ.

1948

Universal Declaration of Human Rights (based on the American Bill of Rights, the British Magna Carta, and the French Declaration of the Rights of Man) adopted by the United Nations General Assembly at Paris.

1949.10.24

United Nations Day, marking dedication of UN permanent HQ in New York City.

Small local wars break out across the globe, threatening to escalate into a third world war. The crisis fuels global concerns over pollution, overpopulation, resource shortages, famine, crime and violence.

1993.08.28

The Galileo orbiter flies within 2,397 km (1,490 mi.) of the S-type asteroid 243 Ida. Images show the first known asteroidal moon, Dactyl, orbiting Ida at a distance of 100 km (62 mi.).

1994.01.24

NASA and the Strategic Defense Initiative Organization (SDIO) launch the Clementine mission to to make scientific observations of the Moon and the S-type near Earth asteroid 1620 Geographos.

1994.02.21

The Clementine spacecraft begins a two-month mapping scan of the Moon.

1994.05.07

A computer malfunction aboard the Clementine spacecraft exhaust all of its propellant, setting it spinning at about 80 RPM with no spin control. The follow-on mission to 1620 Geographos is no longer possible.

1994.07.16

Comet P/Shoemaker-Levy 9 collides with Jupiter. The impact is observed by the Galileo orbiter from a distance of 240 million km (150 million mi.) [1.6 AU]. Twenty-one discernable fragments with diameters estimated at up to 2 km (1¼ mi.) impact the planet at 60 km/s (37 mps) [Mach 181].

1995.07.13

The NASA Galileo orbiter launches its Jupiter probe.

1995.12.07

The NASA Galileo probe enters the atmosphere of Jupiter.

1996.02.17

NASA launches the Near Earth Asteroid Rendezvous (NEAR) spacecraft on a mission to rendezvous with and achieve orbit around the S-type asteroid 433 Eros.

The NEAR spacecraft flies by the Earth to gather the Δ-V required to reach 433 Eros.

1998.04.05

The Lunar Prospector spacecraft returns data indicating that water ice is present at both the north and south Lunar poles.

1998.10.24

NASA launches the first of the New Millennium Program missions, the solar electric ion-driven Deep Space 1 (DS1).

1999.02.08

The NEAR spacecraft flies within 3,830 km (2,375 mi.) of asteroid 433 Eros.

1999.07.29

The Earth Federation is formed in response to global concerns over pollution, overpopulation, resource shortages, famine, crime and violence. Earth is divided into 11 administrative areas: North America, South America, Europe, North Africa/Arabia, South Africa, Russia/Siberia, Central Asia, East Asia, India, Southeast Asia and Oceania.

1999.07.31

The Lunar Prospector spacecraft impacts the Moon near the south pole in a controlled crash to look for evidence of water ice, but none is observed.

The Jupiter Energy Fleet (JEF) is launched from Lunar orbit to collect helium³, hydrogen and methane from Jupiter’s atmosphere.

Final Winter Olympiad XXV—Summer and Winter Games recombined.

2029

The Set Mission intercepts the 350-meter asteroid 99942 Apophis before it can reach perigee, projected within GEO, and deflect it well clear of any gravitational keyhole that might result in it impacting near Hawaii on 13 April 2036 with an estimated 510-megaton energy release.

2032

Olympiad XXXV.

2033

Solar Cycle 26 at solar maximum.

2036

Olympiad XXXVI.

2040

Olympiad XXXVII.

2044

Solar Cycle 27 at solar maximum.

Olympiad XXXVIII.

2045 ~ 0001

With Earth’s population at 9 billion, an ambitious space colonization program begins. Construction of the Shangri-La colony at Side 1 (Zarn Province) begins in L5. Upon its completion in 2081, the calendar is changed to the Universal Century era.

2048

Olympiad XXXIX.

2052

Olympiad XL.

2055

Solar Cycle 28 at solar maximum.

2056

Olympiad XLI.

2060

Olympiad XLII.

2062.10.15

Halley’s Comet at perigee, 2nd CHIP mission.

2064

Olympiad XLIII.

2065

Syam Vist born.

2066

Solar Cycle 29 at solar maximum.

2068

Olympiad XLIV.

2072

Olympiad XLV.

2076

Olympiad XLVI.

2077

Solar Cycle 30 at solar maximum.

2080

Olympiad XLVII.

0001

Human migration into space begins in earnest. The calendar is changed to the Universal Century era.

During the inauguration of a new UC calendar, Earth Federation Prime Minister Ricardo Marcenas’s official residence of Laplace, a Stanford torus-type habitat in a 200-kilometer polar orbit along the Earth’s terminator that keeps it perpetually sunlit, is destroyed in a tragic terrorist incident. Amid the wreckage, Syam Vist salvages an item subsequently known as the “Laplace Box” that will be passed down through the generations, its existence remaining a heavily guarded secret throughout the next century.

0004

Olympiad XLVIII.

0008

Solar Cycle 31 at solar maximum.

Olympiad XLIX.

0009

Zeon Zum Deikun and Anton Flanagan born.

0010

The Jupiter Energy Fleet (JEF) is reorganized into the Jupiter Development Enterprise Group (JDEP).

The asteroid 3 Juno is moved into Lunar orbit to provide materials for colony construction and renamed Luna² (“Luna Two”).

The Minovsky Physics Society is founded at Side 3 (L2).

Migration to Side 1 (L5) and Side 2 (L4) ends.

Roy Greenwood born in Side 4 (L5).

Henry Boone born.

0046

Zeon Zum Deikun begins to propagate his philosophy of Contolism, a synthesis of Ere-ism (the philosophy that the Earth is sacred and that humanity should leave it in peace) and Side-ism (the belief the Sides should be treated as sovereign nations).

Aiguille Delaz born.

0047

Development of the Minovsky-Ionesco fusion reactor begins.

Sasro Zabi and Hilde [Bidan] born.

0048

Cima Garahau born in Side 3 (L2) Bunch 38 (Mahal).

Conrad Morris born.

Olympiad LIX.

0049

Gerald Sakai born in Side 3 (L2).

Ruce Cassel, Hugues Courand, Yahagi Franziback and Hawk Reuser born.

0049.03.19

Brave Cod born in North America.

0050

Out of the total human population of 11 billion, 9 billion (82%) have migrated to space.

Degwin Sodo Zabi marries the much younger Naliss [Unknown].

Bask Om, Renceh and Terry Sanders Jr. born.

0051

The Federation halts development of new colonies, effectively ending its active space colonization program.

Alien Landholding Law passed.

Ian Greydon, Rally Radly, Sandra and Dozle Zabi born in Side 3 (L2).

Crowley Hamon born in Side 5 (L1).

Bork Kurai born in Japan.

Doug Kyson, Otto Mitas and Heinz Webern born.

0052

Zeon Zum Deikun moves to Side 3 (L2) to realize his philosophy of Contolism.

The Minovsky Physics Society observes a unique electromagnetic wave effect within the Minovsky-Ionesco fusion reactor, leading to the discovery of the Minovsky particle. Subsequent research results are kept secret.

A political schism between Zeon Zum Deikun and the influential Zabi family is made public.

Scharnhorst Buch purchases the good name of the Ronah noble European family.

Alfred Izuruha born in Side 6 (L4) Bunch 35 (Libot).

Darry Neil Guns born in Side 2 (L4).

Aitolle Holst, Romero Marvall and Masai Ngaba born.

Olympiad LXIV.

0068.02

Field test of Raiant R-8 prototype humanoid robot.

0068.10

Zeon Zum Deikun dies of unknown causes (possibly assassinated) and is succeeded by former advisor Degwin Sodo Zabi, whose second son, Sasro, is assassinated in what appears to be an act of revenge by Deikun’s followers.

0069

Alvenica Kiest born in Yakutsk, Siberia.

Rosamia Badam, Erisia Nocton, Mouar Pharaoh and Flaste Schole born.

0069.08.15

The Zeon Principality is established, with Degwin Sodo Zabi as Sovereign. Degwin’s first son, Gihren, leads a purge of Zeon Zum Deikun’s followers.

Casval and Artesia Deikun are taken to Earth by Zinba Ral and his wife, who purchase the Maas family name and adopt them as Edward and Sayla.

The ZEF becomes the cadre of a new and vastly expanded Zeon Military Force (ZMF).

0069.10

The ZMF commissions the first Papua-class transport ship.

The validity of Minovsky physics is confirmed by the discovery of the “M” particle.

The Reah Revolution. A Nationalist faction seizes control of the local military force in Side 6 (L4), inciting a civil war with Federation loyalists. The ZMF backs the Nationalists, deploying a squad of MS-05B Zaku I and blockading the EFF. The Nationalists win and Side 6 declares independence as the Reah Republic.

The EFF begins experimenting with the Minovsky Craft System (MCS).

0077.08

The ZMF rolls out the prototype MS-06A Zaku II. It will not be mass-produced.

0077.09

The ZMF begins trial production of the MS-06C Zaku II.

0077.10

The ZMF produces the last run of the MS-05B Zaku I.

0078

Roy Greenwood moves to Side 3 (L2) with his two children following the accidental death of his wife Katie.

Roy Greenwood, Shin Matsunaga and Johnny Ridden enlist in the ZMF.

Otis Arkins and Karoso Viggenson [Ronah] born.

0078.01

The ZMF begins mass production of the MS-06C Zaku II. It will make up the majority of their MS force at the outset of the One Year War.

0078.02

Inter-colony transportation accidents become frequent.

0078.03

The EFF secretly begin MS development. Several projects are begun simultaneously as part of the RX Plan.

0078.03.03

Leina Ashita born in Side 1 (L5) Bunch 1 (Shangri-La).

0078.03.08

Elpeo Plé and clones Plé-2 through Plé-12 (“Marida Kruz”) born.

0078.04

The EFF strengthen their colony garrisons.

0078.05

Migration begins to the incomplete Side 7 (L3) Bunch 1 (Green Oasis).

0078.06

The ZMF begins development of the Tivvay, a heavy cruiser of the Chivvay class.

Christina MacKenzie graduates from EFF Academy at the top of her class and is assigned to an elite Warfare Research Group.

0078.09

The ZMF rolls out the first MS-06F and MS-06J Zaku II models.

0078.10

The Zeon Principality announces a state of national mobilization in response to a “revolt” in the Side 3 Quintzem colony.

The ZMF is divided into a Space Attack Force, under the command of Dozle Zabi, and a Mobile Assault Force, commanded by Kycilia Zabi.

0078.11

The EFF conducts another naval review.

0078.12

The ZMF secretly begins development of the Dolos-class carrier.

A conspiracy to assassinate Gihren Zabi is uncovered and all of the suspects are executed.

The One Year War begins. The period from 3 to 10 January 0079 becomes known as the One Week War. The Zeon Principality declares war against the Federation, simultaneously launching surprise attacks on Zarn Province in Side 1 (L5), Hatte Province in Side 2 (L4) and Mua Province in Side 4 (L5). Nuclear, Biological & Chemical (NBC) weapons are used indiscriminately and 2.8 billion lives (25% of the total human population) are lost as the EFF garrisons and the colonies that house them are destroyed.06:31—Side 2 (L4) Bunch 13 security chief Rosenberg receives a coded message that the Zeon are mobilizing, but the line is cut before he can hear the code signifying that an attack has been initiated.07:00—Zeon forces begin attacking Side 2 (L4).07:45—The EFF receives word of the Zeon attack.

Experimental Support Cruiser Jotunheim, a conscripted civilian transport ship, makes rendezvous with a Papua-class transport and Musai-class cruiser escort to obtain the experimental anti-ship cannon QCX-76A Jormungand, which can fire from outside any ship’s range, with a range estimated at 300km even when suppressed by Minovsky particles and an expected destructive power 10 times that of normal cannons. Along with the cannon, it delivers Engineering Lieutenant O-2 Oliver May, now assigned to the 603rd Technical Evaluation Unit aboard Jotunheim.

Two Salamis-class cruisers attack mid-transfer, destroying the Papua, which jetisoned its cargo before attempting to retreat. The Musai engages, destroying one Salamis and damaging the other, which retreats. Jotunheim then recovers the QCX-76A Jormungand and Papua survivors.

O-2 Oliver May reports to O-6 Martin Prochnow for duty in the 603TEU.

Special Operations Captain (O-3, acting O-5) Monique Cadillac reports for duty in the 603TEU to oversee their operations.

08:00—The forward end of Island Iffish enters the Earth’s atmosphere.08:35—The falling colony breaks into four pieces over the Persian Gulf.08:41—The three smaller pieces fall on unpopulated areas of North America.09:00—The fourth and largest falls on Sydney, Australia. The resulting 60,000 megaton blast destroys 16% of the continent, creating a 500-km (300-mi.) crater and setting off an “impact winter” that drastically changes Earth’s climate.

0079.01.11

Reah Republic in Side 6 (L4) declares itself neutral, a position recognized by both the Federation and Zeon.

The EFF 1st Combined Fleet, which is built around the EFF 3rd Space Fleet, commanded by General of the Army (O-10) Revil, launches from Luna² in L3.

0079.01.15

The Battle of Loum in Side 5 (L1). Zeon leaks false information that it was not satisfied with the result of Operation British and intends to try another colony drop, leading the Federation into a trap at Side 5. Half of the EFF space fleet is destroyed, along with the entire Side and its 2½ billion inhabitants, with the exception of the Texas colony, which is badly damaged. The debris field around L1 becomes known as the “Shoal Zone”. 500 million killed in action.10:30—Jotunheim sets up the QCX-76A Jormungand cannon beyond the normal range of battle, where the EFF can clearly see it, and is told the cannon will determine the outcome of the battle, but this is a diversion to draw attention from the deployment of the newly-developed MS-06 Zaku II.10:45—The QCX-76A Jormungand is ready to fire. The EFF commences firing upon the ZMF 1st Combined Fleet. The Battle of Loum officially begins.

Before any members of the 603rd Technical Evaluation Unit can get close enough to the battle to be effective, Zaku units pass them by. Among them, O-2 Char Aznable, who informs them via Morse code flashed from the MS-06 main camera, that the remainder of the battle is to be left to the Mobile Assault Force squadrons.

A Salamis-class cruiser fires missiles at the QCX-76A Jormungand before being destroyed, injuring Hemme.

ZMF O-2 Oliver May files his performance report on the QCX-76A Jormungand cannon, in which he notes that it will never be used in battle again.

0079.01.28

The Zeon Principality negotiates a temporary truce with the Federation through neutral Side 6 (L4).

The ZMF Space Attack Force conducts a private memorial service for those killed in battle, officiated by O-9 Dozle Zabi.

0079.01.29

General Revil escapes from the ZMF during an EFF rescue mission.

0079.01.31

The Antarctic Treaty is signed. Further use of NBC weapons, colony drops or other weapons of mass destruction prohibited. Sanctity of neutral space and lunar colonies guaranteed.

General Revil returns to Earth and delivers his “Zeon is exhausted!” speech to the Federation Assembly.

0079.02.01

The ZMF proclaims the formation of the Earth Attack Force.

0079.02.07

The ZMF begins its Earth invasion operation. Within the next two months, the ZMF will occupy two-thirds of the Earth.

0079.02.13

The EFF begins planning Operation V to develop a general-purpose MS and a carrier spacecraft.

0079.03.01

The ZMF stages its first MS drop operation. The 1st Terrestrial Mobile Division, commanded by ZMF O-8 Yuri Kellarny, is dropped at Lake Balchas and the Aral Sea to the north of the Tien Shan mountains. It captures the Baikonur EFF base in Kazakhstan and then pushes across the Caspian Sea into Europe and the Middle East.

The ZMF stages its third drop operation. The 4th Terrestrial Mobile Division is dropped in three points in Oceania: the Gulf of Carpenteria in North Australia, the Celebes Sea between Borneo and the Philippines and the Gulf of Thailand, from whence they push up into China. It establishes bases at Subic Bay in the Philippines and Brunei, Malaysia (on Borneo Island).

0079.04

Using captured resources and facilities, the Zeon Principality begins building up its military power.

Using MS facilities and factories now under development, the EFF begins MS training.

0079.04.04

The ZMF drops supplemental forces. The 5th Terrestrial Mobile Division is dropped at the Red Sea and Persian Gulf, from which it fans out into North Africa and the Middle East, establishing bases at Alexandria and Suez, Egypt.

The 603rd Technical Evaluation Unit launches a Komusai to drop the YMT-05 Hildolfr for Terrestrial evaluation, with instructions to abandon it when the test is complete, after which it will redeploy with the ZMF 67th Supply Point in Arizona.

EFF O-5 Federico Czariano leads a squadron of captured MS-06JC Zaku II and T-61 MBT in a raid on the 67th Supply Point during the descent of the Komusai.

ZMF O-4 Demeziere Sonnen makes a surprise attack on the EFF commando force in the dropped YMT-05 Hildolfr, destroying all of the enemy units completely, but is mortally wounded by EFF O-5 Federico Czariano in the process.

Rollout of the first RX-78 Gundam. With the RX-78-1 completed, the RX-79 Plan gets rolling. and work on a pre-production type and various MS support weapons begins. They are distributed to the major bases on a trial basis.

The ZMF Submarine Battle Fleet is activated, with 10 Jukon-class combat submarines staged in the Atlantic, Indian and Arctic Oceans with a roving commission to disrupt commercial shipping and destroy any remaining Federal Navy military assets.

Development of the RX-78 NT-1 Gundam G-4 “Alex” at the EFF Augusta base in Maine, the RX-78E Gundam GT-FOUR at Diego Garcia, British Indian Ocean Territory and the RX-79 EX PH-1 Gundam Zephyr Phantom in Side 7 (L3) begins.

16:50—White Base escapes with the RX-series MS and over 100 civilian refugees and sets out to return to the EFF Jaburo GHQ.

0079.09.20

White Base docks at Luna² for repairs and supplies.

0079.09.22

White Base launches from Luna².

0079.09.23

13:40—Char Aznable’s Musai pursues the White Base toward Earth. The RX-78-2 Gundam makes the first-ever MS atmospheric re-entry during a pitched battle between the two ships. White Base is thrown off course and lands in North America.14:10—The ZMF North American Occupation Force, commanded by O-6 Garma Zabi, engages White Base near Grand Canyon AZ. During the battle, Zeon reasearcher Dr. Chlust Morses defects to the Federation.

0079.10

The EFF begins full production of RGM-79 GM and reforms the formerly seniority-based promotion system to allow more personnel to qualify as pilots. The ZMF counters by fielding a succession of new combat machines and prototypes.

The Zeon Principality conducts a state funeral for Garma Zabi. Gihren Zabi’s “Turn your grief to anger!” speech, ending with the first use of the phrase “Sieg Zeon!”, is broadcast throughout the Earth Sphere.

A Zanzibar-class mobile cruiser lands a Special Pursuit Force, led by O-2 Ramba Ral, in the North Pacific, where it advances to a nearby island and engages White Base.

The EFF forces begin concentrating at a field headquarters established near Warsaw, Poland.

0079.10.24

The EFF Ohayō Squadron attempts to engage a convoy of three of Papua-class transports, but is intercepted and forced to retreat by the EMS-10 Zudah field test MS newly-assigned to the ZMF 603rd Technical Evaluation Unit.

The ZMF 603rd Technical Evaluation Unit commences field testing the EMS-10 Zudah, but halts testing after the pilot of Unit 3 is killed after disobeying orders against exceeding speed safety limits, loses control and blows up. O-2 Oliver May discovers that this is the same malfunction that occured with the EMS-04 Zudah test in UC 0075.

EFSF London “Billy” broadcasts a propaganda announcement that the EMS-10 Zudah is just a renumbering of the EMS-04 Zudah and confirms the EFF victory at Odessa.

ZMF HQ sends transmissions to all ships near Earth to terminate current activities and gather near Earth orbit. The Jotunheim immediately responds to rescue ZMF survivors from Odessa.

ZMF O-6 Martin Prochnow prohibits the use of the EMS-10 Zudah due to the malfunction.

Jotunheim recieves distress calls from ZMF refugees who escaped Odessa and are stranded in Earth orbit.

Horizontal Take-Off & Landing (HOTOL) 79 loses control and crashes into two HLV, causing a chain reaction of collisions, explosions and casualties.

Jotunheim sends out relief launches upon reaching the orbital trajectory.

An EFF RB-79 Ball Squadron attacks the orbiting HLV and other craft. An MS-06JC Zaku II MS Team attempts to engage them, but are Ground-Use MS and cannot maneuver properly in space. Special Operations O-4 Monique Cadillac orders the resumption of testing on the EMS-10 Zudah to engage the RB-79 Ball Squadron.

Just as the RB-79 Ball Squadron is destroyed, two RGM-79 GM Squadrons attack. Jotunheim takes a direct hit as the EMS-10 Zudah MS Team then engages. O-5 Jean Luc Duvall leads the enemy away at speeds past the safety limit, resulting in his death as all of the GM and Zudah engines fail or explode.

03:20—The ZMF launches a drop operation against the EFF Jaburo GHQ. The vanguard is an MSM-03 Gogg amphibious MS team from the Mad Angler submarine squadron in the Amazon River.05:40—The EFF detects the advance assault on the concealed hatch of the MS hangar and sounds a Red Alert.06:30—ZMF reinforcements from the California base arrive. A fleet of 18 Gaw airborne assault carriers target the camouflaged spaceport. The Mad Angler submarine squadron withdraws to a standby position.07:20—Battle begins in the skies over Jaburo. The ZMF air forces begin dropping MS units. The EFF scrambles its air interceptor force.

ZMF O-3 Gerald Sakai and O-2 Thomas Kurtz are transferred to the Ace Corps in Granada.

0079.12.01

The EFF “White Dingo” team launches a mission to capture Simpson’s Gap, at the junction of the Northern Territory, Queensland and South Australia.

0079.12.02

The EFF 2nd Combined Space Fleet launches from the Jaburo GHQ.19:00—The EFF launches four decoy ships, including the 13th Autonomous Squadron aboard White Base, each in different direction.21:00—The main body of the 2nd Combined Space Fleet launches from Jaburo.

Just before dawn, White Base engages the Conscon fleet near Side 6 (L4), destroying the ZMF Musai-class light cruiser Kwamel and an entire squadron of MS-09R Rick Dom. In a subsequent engagement, it annihilates the remainder of the Conscon fleet.

The EFF fleet begins staging at Luna² for another assault on the ZMF Solomon space fortress in L5.

ZMF O-6 Conscon is killed in action.

0079.12.06

The ZMF “Cyclops” commando team lands at Novaya Zemlya Island, north of Siberia, Russia.

The Battle of A Baoa Qu. Kycilia Zabi executes Gihren Zabi for patricide and assumes command of A Baoa Qu, only to assassinated by O-6 Char Aznable. O-4 Johnny Ridden missing in action, presumed dead and promoted posthumously to O-5. O-2 Thomas Kurtz killed in action. Aguille Delaz and his followers withdraw from the battle.

The Flanagan Agency is reorganized into the Newtype Research Institute.

Anton Flanagan and [Chōjo] Karn die.

Hathaway Noa and Qum born.

Olympiad LXVII.

0080.01.01

The Zeon Principality sues for peace. O-9 Aiguille Delaz rallies remnants of the ZMF who refused to go to Axis and reorganizes his forces.

0080.01.02

The “White Dingo” team attacks the Zeon HLV launch site at Hughenden, Queensland, Australia.

0080.01.14

The One Year War ends. The Earth Federation and the Zeon Republic, headed by Darcia Bakharov, conclude a peace accord on the Moon. After preliminary negotiations at Amman, the formal signing takes place at Granada. Al Izuruha recovers. RX-78 NT-1 test pilot Christina MacKenzie reassigned back to Earth.

The Pegasus II-class carrier MSC-07 Albion collects the GP01 and GP02A at Anaheim Electronics’ Von Braun factory, then departs for the EFF Torrington base in Australia for tests under gravity.

0083.10.09

Anavel Gato lands in Africa and joins with terrestrial remnants of the ZMF.

0083.10.13

15:00—The Albion arrives at the Torrington base. Operation Stardust is launched, and Anavel Gato makes his move.~21:00—The GP02A, with a Mk.82 nuclear warhead, is captured.21:46—The surviving EFF MS begin pursuit of the GP02A.

Raban Karcs, Rob Marnery and O-1 Gaily killed in action.

0083.10.14

Pre-dawn—Anavel Gato attempts to escape in a Komusai carrying the GP02A, but is stopped by the GP01.Early morning—The Burning team fights at the coastline. The Jukon-class submarine U-801 recovers the GP02A and escapes in the direction of Africa.10:51—Jaburo’s O-9 Cowen orders Albion captain O-6 Eiphar Synapse to recover the GP02A. The Albion departs for Africa.

0083.10.16

The Albion arrives in Africa and begins its search for the Zeon base.

0083.10.23

09:14—Anavel Gato and the GP02A arrive at the ZMF remnants’ Kimberlite base.~12:00—Anaheim Electronics technician Nick Orville is revealed as a spy. He escapes the Albion in a Core Fighter.13:15—ZMF O-8 Neuen Bitter, commander of the Kimberlite base, begins a diversionary operation.14:01—Anavel Gato and the GP02A escape to orbit in a DC-14 HLV (Heavy-lift Launch Vehicle).

14:27—The Kimberlite base surrenders.

14:30—The Peer Gynt, flagship of a Delaz Fleet Musai squadron, recovers the HLV. After battling a Salamis unit of the EFF 1st Earth Orbital Fleet, its whereabouts are unknown.

09:23—While traveling a secret route through the Shoal Zone, the Peer Gynt has a near miss with the Cima squadron’s Lili Marlene.10:37—The Peer Gynt returns to the Shoal Zone’s Thorn Garden.10:51—The Albion is joined by two Salamis-class cruisers and begins searching the Shoal Zone.12:19—The Lili Marlene ambushes the Albion squadron in the Shoal Zone. The GP01, outfitted for gravity, is severely damaged.

12:30—The Delaz declaration. The Delaz Fleet’s declaration of war is broadcast throughout the Earth Sphere.

0083.11.01

The second Colony Reclamation Project is started. Transfer of repairable colonies from Side 1 (L5) to Side 3 (L2) begins.

0083.11.02

16:00—The Albion arrives at the lunar city of Von Braun. The GP01 is transferred to Anaheim Electronics’ factory for repair and conversion to the Fb type.

10:06—Trials of the GP01-Fb begin at Anaheim Electronics’ Livermore test site.20:55—The Albion makes an emergency launch in response to the attack of the MA-06 Val Varo.21:18—The GP01-Fb destroys the Val Varo.21:40—Leaving the Moon, the Albion sets course for the Solomon Sea near Side 1 (L5).

The Gato squadron arrives at the Solomon Sea operation area and stands by.

0083.11.08

14:52—The EFF battleship Birmingham battles the Cima squadron. The Burning team is dispatched as reinforcements.15:16—The Cima squadron moves to its designated operation area.15:27—EFF O-3 South Burning killed in action. Alpha A. Bate receives a field promotion to O-3, and Kou Uraki to O-2.

0083.11.10

00:00—A squadron led by the Delaz Fleet flagship Gwaden leaves the Thorn Garden.02:23—The Axis Advance Fleet returns to the Earth Sphere.13:00—Four years after being suspended due to the One Year War, an EFF naval review is performed.14:31—Anavel Gato attacks the naval review, using the GP02A’s Mk.82 nuclear warhead. Two-thirds of the participating vessels are immobilized or worse, and heavy casualties are received. EFF O-10 Green Wyatt killed in action.

09:25—The Gato squadron and Axis Advance Fleet join the main body of the Delaz Fleet.

10:40—Using an orbital transportation laser (also known as an ignition laser), the Delaz Fleet ignites the colony’s propellant. The Island Ease colony’s trajectory is changed to an Earth-bound orbit. (2274 minutes remain until Earth-fall.) The Federation pursuit fleet, having exhausted its fuel supply, is unable to escape lunar orbit.

12:12—Lucette Audevie is killed.

15:18—The Albion launches accompanied by the GP03.

0083.11.12

10:06—The GP03 engages the Delaz Fleet in battle. (868 minutes remain until the colony falls, 568 until the critical intercept point.)10:50—The GP03 and Neue Ziel begin combat.13:51—In lunar orbit, the Federation pursuit fleet completes resupply and resumes pursuit of the Delaz Fleet.17:15—Cima Garahau takes over the bridge of the Gwaden.

00:00—The Solar System II is activated a second time.00:13—The Island Ease colony passes through the sky over Jaburo in South America (local time is 20:13 on 0083.11.12).00:34—The Island Ease colony falls near the border of Kansas and Nebraska on the North American continent.01:15—The Axis Advance Fleet withdraws.

01:19—ZMF O-4 Anavel Gato is killed in action.

0083.11.23

Some courts-martial connected with the Delaz conflict are tried. O-6 Eiphar Synapse is sentenced to death and O-2 Kou Uraki to two years imprisonment.

0083.12.04

The Titans are formed at the urging of Commodore Jamitov Hymem, and the hunt for former ZMF forces is intensified. Director Gilbert O’Sullivan of Anaheim Electronics’ Von Braun branch office found dead, an apparent suicide.

0084

Darry Neil Guns receives MS operator license.

Olympiad LXVIII.

0084.03.10

The truth about the colony drop and the details of the Gundam Development Project are erased from official records. The charges against O-1 Kou Uraki are nullified and he is reassigned to the EFF Oakley base in Logan County KS, near the site of the colony drop.

0084.06.17

After the reorganization of each Side, the Federation Assembly declares that the status quo of the Earth Sphere will be maintained.

0084.07.08

The Buch Konzern purchases the spherical colony Round Island near Side 1 (L5) from the Colony Management Corporation.

0084.09.21

Char Aznable returns to the Earth Sphere as Quattro Vézina and illegally obtains the EFF military register.

0084.12.06

Eliard Hunter is informed of his posting to the Titans.

0084.12.16

EFSF O-2 Eliard Hunter and O-2 Carl Matsubara, newly transferred to the Titans, are assigned to O-3 Wes Murphy’s Black Otter Platoon, the Titans Test Team (T3), based aboard the Alexandria-class space cruiser Aswan. Murphy pilots the RX-121 Gundam TR-1 Hazel, Hunter the RGM-79CR GM Kai High Mobility Type and Matsubara the RGM-79SR GM Sniper III. Because team leader Wes Murphy is fond of rabbits, all the TR-series MS assigned to the T3 Corps are named for heroic characters in the 1972 fantasy novel Watership Down by Richard Adams.

0084.12.17

The Titans Test Team engages in combat as a unit for the first time. The T3 Corps rescues a supply ship from a Zeon remnant force using MS-09RII Rick Dom MS. Two RGM-79C GM Kai MS of the supply ship escort team are destroyed and the third is captured and used against T3 before being destroyed.

0085

Side 4 is merged with Side 1 at L5, Side 6 is merged with Side 2 at L4, Side 5 (L1) is redesignated Side 4, and Side 7 is merged with Luna². As a result, Side 1 (Zarn Province) is in L5, Side 2 (Hatte Province) in L4, Side 3 (Zeon Republic) in L2, Side 4 (Shoal Zone) in L1, and Side 7 (L3) Bunch 1 (Green Oasis) is an adjunct of Luna² in L3.

Darry Neil Guns joins Monotone Corporation in Side 2 (L4).

Solar Cycle 38 at solar maximum.

0085.05

The T3 ship Aswan docks at the Side 1 (L5) Bunch 25 colony to investigate reports of Zeon remnant force activity. While O-3 Murphy is testing the RX-121 Gundam TR-1 Hazel Full Armor Mode inside the colony, he is attacked by four Zeon remnant MS led by former ZMF O-6 Gabriel Zola: two MS-14F Gelgoog, a MS-09RII Rick Dom and a MS-06F Zaku II. He destroys a Gelgoog, but the other three MS escape.

Axis destroys the Gate of Zedan (formerly known as A Baoa Qu) by ramming it with the Axis asteroid and captures Side 7 (L3) Bunch 2 (Gryps). The Axis asteroid rebounds into a collision course with Granada.

0088.01.25

The Axis-Titans alliance breaks down. Jamitov Hymem is killed and Scirocco takes command of the Titans.

0088.01.29

At the asteroid base Pezun near Side 2 (L4), junior officers in the Titans Mobile Suit Instructor Corps rebel, declaring themselves the New Decides.

The EFF dispatches the 127th Combat Unit from Side 2 (L4) to investigate the situation at Pezun. All six EFF RGM-86R Novel GM III are destroyed in less than five minutes by two New Decides RMS-141 Xeku Eins.

0088.02.20

The AEUG, Axis and Titans meet in a three-way fleet battle.

0088.02.21

The AEUG enters the Axis-Titans combat zone. The Radish is destroyed.

0088.02.22

The Titans are annihilated by the Colony Laser, which is subsequently destroyed. The AEUG loses the majority of its forces, and Char Aznable is missing in action. Henken Bekkener, Jerid Messa, Reccoa Londe, Emma Sheen and Paptimus Scirocco killed in action. Kamille Bidan catatonic.

0088.02.23

The EFF forms Taskforce Alpha as the vanguard of a New Decides punitive force.

0088.02.25

Taskforce Alpha and the Pegasus III launch from the EFF Baikonur base.

0088.02.29

Axis proclaims the revival of Zeon and adopts the name Neo Zeon. Neo Zeon dispatches forces to take control of each Side. Taskforce Alpha arrives at Pezun and engages the New Decides.

0088.03.01

The Argama docks as Side 1 (L5) Bunch 1 (Shangri-La) for repair and re-supply. Taskforce Alpha defeats the New Decides SOL7804 Team.

The Eno Fleet Mutiny. The Eno fleet, sent to suppress the Pezun rebellion, instead defects from the EFF to join it. The Earth Orbital Fleet arrives at Pezun with only eight battleships.

0088.03.07

The Battle of Pezun. The New Decides detonates the nuclear self-destruct on Pezun to keep its new mobile suit developments and production facilities out of the hands of the AEUG or EFF.

0088.03.09

Piloting a new type of Core Fighter, Roux Louka makes contact with the Argama.

0088.03.10

Taskforce Alpha pursues the New Decides fleet as it escapes from Pezun.

0088.03.11

The Argama escapes from Side 1 (L5) Bunch 1 (Shangri-La).

0088.03.12

The Endra MS force makes a surprise attack on the Argama. The Argama heads for La Vie en Rose. The New Decides fleet lands at Ayers City on the far side of the Moon.

0088.03.13

The Eno fleet unites with the New Decides at Ayers City. Using a logistic bomb and the ORX-013 Gundam Mk.V supplied by Eno, Brave Cod forces Taskforce Alpha to retreat. The Earth Orbital Fleet arrives in Lunar orbit to reinforce Taskforce Alpha.

0088.03.14

Taskforce Alpha regroups with four ships from the Earth Orbital Fleet. The remaining four ships form Taskforce Beta.

0088.03.15

Chyara Soon boards the Endra. The Argama receives the Core Base.

0088.03.16

The MSZ-006 Z Gundam loses its head. The Core Top arrives from La Vie en Rose and the MSZ-010 ZZ Gundam becomes operational.

The Taskforce Alpha FAZZ team is annihilated in the battle over Ayers City. Outmatched by the EFF, the New Decides occupy a nearby mass driver base. Brian Eno, Sigman Shade and Chung Yung killed in action.

0088.03.25

The Argama enters the Moon Moon colony.

0088.03.26

The Endra is destroyed. Mashima Ciro is taken prisoner aboard the Argama, which then departs Moon Moon.

The AEUG launch captured by the Mindora is used to transport a camouflaged AMX-107 Bawoo.

0088.04.02

The Pegasus III is intercepted and fired upon by the Twanning fleet. Under the leadership of Tosh Cray, the New Decides uses the AMA-100 Zodiac supplied by Twanning to capture the Penta LEO relay station.

0088.04.03

Taskforce Alpha successfully evades the Twanning fleet and passes through the Shoal Zone in L1.

0088.04.04

The AMA-100 Zodiac descends from Penta to bomb the EFF Dakar base and take the Federation Assembly hostage. Taskforce Alpha intercepts them just above the atmosphere. The New Decides is annihilated. Tosh Cray, Josh Offshore, Fast Side and ALICE killed in action.

0088.04.05

Taskforce Alpha completes its mission, ending the Gryps Conflict.

0088.04.12

The Argama departs La Vie en Rose. A test firing of its newly installed hyper megaparticle cannon is performed on a derelict colony.

Intelligence agencies and strategic and tactical research institutes within the EFF are reorganized as the Strategic Naval Research Institute (SNRI).

0095

Def Stallion, Cyd Charisse and Albert Ea born.

0096

Solar Cycle 39 at solar maximum.

Olympiad LXXI.

0096.04.07

Secret dealings involving the EFF, Anaheim Electronics, the Vist Foundation and the Neo Zeon remnant nicknamed Sodetsuki (“Sleeves”) involving the Laplace Box leads to the accidental outbreak of a battle within the manufacturing colony Industrial 7 in Side 4 (L1). On the verge of death, Cardeas Vist entrusts Anaheim Industry Technical School engineering student Banagher Links with the RX-0 Unicorn Gundam, after which Banagher is the only one capable of piloting it.

0096.04.12

00:25—EFSF Londo Bell O-1 Riddhe Marcenas, Audrey Burne and some other EFF citizens board the Nahel Argama following its resupply from the Columbus-class supply vessel Alaska. While en route to the Moon, Riddhe, Audrey, Takuya Ikei and Micott Bartsch attempt to escape the ship following a trap initiated by Riddhe.15:28—Operation Billiard begins. Phase 1 begins with the ECOAS 920 “Manhunter” Special Forces Team using dummy balloons disguised as debris, behind which two D-50C Loto MS units infiltrate the Neo Zeon asteroid base Palau. A covert operative plants a plastic explosive in the coupling shaft of the asteroid fortress. Meanwhile, O-1 Riddhe Marcenas sorties in the MSN-001A1 Delta Plus when the Nahel Argama initiates Phase 2. The operation goes off without a hitch and the “billiard” effect of the two asteroid sections hitting one another is a success.

0096.04.21

The private shuttle Empress of the Moon carrying Martha Vist Carbine and Alberto Vist lands at Augusta Labs, where the RX-0 Unit 2 Banshee has just completed Terrestrial gravity testing.

0096.05.01

06:06—After detecting sonar returns from an unidentified undersea object dubbed the “Sea Ghost”, the EFSF dispatches a RAG-79 Aqua GM team to police the Port of Dakar. The AMS-129M Zee Zulu squadron that lies in wait easily destroy them, then aid the AMA-X7 Shamblo mobile armor slips into the harbor.06:20—The Neo Zeon transatmospheric battleship Garancieres, disguised as a Rivacona Cargo transport, sets course for the new Federation capital at Dakar in the Senegal Autonomous Region, the destruction of which is deemed vital for the success of a third Neo Zeon war.06:35—Banagher Links talks with MS mechanic Tomura while the RX-0 Unicorn is being analyzed and realizes that he has been duped into participating in an EFSF operation to ascertain the contents of the Laplace Box.06:40—The tanker Zeus IX anchored in the port is torn apart by a gigantic claw and then explodes. As an Aqua MS squad policing the harbor gathers by the wreckage, the Shamblo surfaces on the opposite shore, destroying a seaside warehouse. When the GM squad changes course to pursues it, they are ambushed by Zee Zulus.

07:02—Aboard the Ra Cailum, Londo Bell commander O-6 Bright Noa receives word of the Dakar attack. He breaks off the pursuit of the Garancieres as it nears Libyan airspace and changes course for Dakar at maximum speed.

07:24—Evacuation of the Plateau District begins as the Shamblo begins a rampage using reflector bits. Both beam and projectile weapons prove ineffective against the Shamblo as it continues to advance towards an uninhabited field.

08:13—The situation in Dakar is relayed to the Garancieres. Coming face to face with the tragic event in the capital, Banagher races off to the bridge.

08:15—The Ra Cailum is unable to determine the heading of the Shamblo. Riddhe reports to Bright on his solo attacks.

08:22—Riddhe approaches Dakar in the Delta Plus and, with the garrison forces, engages the Shamblo. To prevent any more needless deaths of trapped citizens and refugees, Riddhe decides to take on the Shamblo alone.

08:40—Banagher witnesses the Delta Plus taking on the Shamblo and also decides to prevent further slaughter by launching in the RX-0 Unicorn, but Garancieres captain Suberoa Zinnerman holds him at gunpoint.

08:44—The ESFS Nigel and the Thorton teams split up and approach Dakar from the southern tip along Cape Bernard. Sensing the Zee Zulu team lying in wait, they attack first.

08:46—Aboard the Shamblo, Loni also cannot bear the massacre of the refugees. She proposes a detour to her father Mahdi, but he ignores her.

08:47—After a brief altercation, Zinnerman punches out Banagher.

08:50—Banagher deserts from the Garancieres. As the RX-0 Unicorn falls towards Dakar, his rage activates the Newtype Destroyer (NT-D) mode.

08:54—Mahdi is confused by the sudden onslaught by the Unicorn Gundam. Unsure of whether or not Banagher has betrayed them, he orders Loni and the others to destroy the Gundam.

08:55—The Delta Plus and Unicorn Gundam link up and form a single battle line.

08:57—The Shamblo cannot be stopped, but Loni tries to restrain her father and put an end to his madness.

0096.05.03

A day and a half after the Dakar Incident, Earth Federation Central Councilman Ronan Marcenas receives word of the extent of the destruction along with an estimated death toll of ~40,000.

0096.05.08

00:38—The Nahel Argama departs for L1. The Garancieres breaks off and continues orbiting in stealth mode.04:13—The crew of the Garancieres abandon ship and dispatch it to Luna² (L3) on auto-pilot.12:45—Alberto Vist catches up with the Garancieres and discovers that it is unmanned, at which point it self-destructs. The Londo Bell Clop-class cruisers Carotte and the Tenenbaum motherships of the “Tri-Stars” RGM-96X Jesta squad are also destroyed.12:49—After recovering the Tri-Stars, the Rewloola withdraws from the battlefield.

17:57—The Tri-Stars link up with the General Revil.

19:32—The General Revil reaches GEO and heads toward L1.

22:00—The Rewloola approaches the Perigee Passage.

0096.05.09

During the furor over the Dakar Incident, Kai Shiden meets with Ronan Marcenas at the Central Assembly Hall. Ronan offers to let Kai write a juicy scandal about the Laplace Box, but Kai refuses.14:30—The Tennyson Fleet communicates with the Rewloola.14:35—The Rewloola communicates with the Tennyson Fleet. The MSN-06S Sinanju and YAMS-132 Rozen Zulu launch on a booster-equipped Shackles.18:30—The Tri-Stars launch from the General Revil on a booster-equipped Shackles at maximum speed.

19:30—The Nahel Argama arrives at L1.

20:00—The Tennyson Fleet hails the Rewloola, then quickly heads towards the L1 Junction. The Nahel Argama is fully engaged with the Neo Zeon.

23:30—On orders from Neo Zeon leader Full Frontal, the Tennyson Fleet changes course and heads for Industrial 7 in Side 4 (L1).

0096.05.10

00:07—The Rewloola receives orders from Neo Zeon leader Full Frontal to change course to Industrial 7.00:30—The General Revil observes the destruction of L1 and changes course for Industrial 7, ordering the Tri-Stars to follow suit.05:17—The Nahel Argama heads for Industrial 7, to which the Rewloola is already heading at full combat speed.

The Xi Gundam and Penelope battle at sea near Halmahera Island in Moluccas, Indonesia.

0105.04.26

Demanding the revocation of the Revision of the Investigative Powers of the Federation, Mafty attacks a meeting of mid-level Federation cabinet members in Adelaide, Australia. The Xi Gundam runs aground due to a barrier system installed around the meeting site. Mafty Navue Erin, the ringleader of the Mafty movement, is arrested and identified as Hathaway Noa. The measure he opposed is approved.

0105.04.27

The 13th Independent Corps arrives in Adelaide.

0105.05.01

Hathaway Noa, the leader of the Mafty organization, is executed.

0105.06

The EFF intensify their suppression of anti-Earth Federation organizations. The 306th Special Corps is formed. The Mafty movement goes underground and, on the surface, the anti-Federation movement appears to be quieted.

0105.11

At the EFF request, Anaheim Electronics begins development of scaled-down MS.

0106

Around this time, construction of new colonies resumes.

Within the Buch Konzern, selected members of the vocational training school and related enterprises secretly form the Crossbone Vanguard (CV).

The Ajax begins a mopping-up operation against the Neo Zeon revenants, opening fire on the derelict colony. The RX-99 Neo Gundam Unit 2 defeats the Ajax and RX-99 Unit 1.

0123.03.16

Crossbone Vanguard MS attack the Frontier Side (L1). More than 500 inhabitants of Frontier IV are killed and 140,000 become refugees.

0123.03.19

The Crossbone Vanguard invades and conquers Frontier II and III.

0123.03.24

The Thousandth Jupiter arrives in the Earth Sphere. Captured by the Crossbone Vanguard, its captain promises cooperation.

0123.03.26

The Crossbone Vanguard proclaim the establishment of Cosmo Babylonia at Frontier IV. It is protected from Federation interference by an alliance with the Jupiter Energy Fleet, which threatens an embargo if Cosmo Babylonia is not left alone.

0123.03.30

Iron Mask of the Crossbone Vanguard deploys Bugs and the XMA-01 Rafflesia at Frontier I, massacring the colony’s inhabitants. He is defeated by the EFF F91, which is severely damaged in the battle.

0123.03.31

The Crossbone Vanguard’s Dorel and Zabine forces return in triumph to Cosmo Babylonia. After a battle with a Crossbone Vanguard garrison, the F90Y Cluster Gundam escapes from Frontier I.

0124

Olympiad LXXVIII.

0125

Berah Ronah becomes ruler of Cosmo Babylonia and renounces Meitzer Ronah’s Nobility Principle, which holds that only those of superior breeding and ability should rule humanity. A civil war ensues.

0128

The Mother Vanguard, flagship of the Ronah family’s Buch Konzern, disappears on its maiden voyage. Berah Ronah and her friends are aboard.

Cosmo Babylonia collapses due to civil war.

Olympiad LXXIX.

0129

Solar Cycle 42 at solar maximum.

0131

Marvette Fingerhut, Fala Gryphon and Alveo Pippiniden born.

0132

Olympiad LXXX.

0133

Crossbone Gundam: Berah Ronah and her crew wage a secret war against the self-proclaimed Jupiter Empire, which stages a full-scale invasion of the Earth. Chronicle Asher born.

The Maria group becomes radical. The Gachi Party is formed as its political extension and becomes a third party in the government assembly of the Amelia colony in Side 2 (L4).

0147

A group of corrupt ministers are executed on the guillotine and the Gachi Party takes power in Amelia. Blaster Ierines born.

0148

The League Militaire is reorganized as a fighting force.

Olympiad LXXXIV.

0149

The establishment of the Zanscare Empire is proclaimed at Side 2 (L4). The League Militaire puts the V (Victory) Project into motion. Hangelg Ebbing leaves Earth to become leader of the League Militaire.

0151

Federal Forces cadets Oliver Inoue and Marvette Fingerhut leave the service to join the League Militaire.

The League Militaire’s Camion unit goes to the underground factory in Kolin, Czech Republic.

0153.04.08

The League Militaire of Eastern Europe gather. The LM312V04 V Gundam battles the prototype ZMT-S13G Godzorla.

0153.04.09

The League Militaire begins to disperse from the Woowig area.

0153.04.10

The Yellowjackets capture Camion leader Oi Nyung. The Gaddarl force is dispatched in pursuit of the League Militaire.

0153.04.11

Camion battles the Gaddarl force. Pippinden squadron lands and joins forces with the Yellowjackets. Camion leader Oi Nyung is executed on the guillotine in Old Barcelona.

0153.04.12

The commander of the Largane base is recalled. The Yellowjackets begin an operation to take control of Arti Gibraltar. The Shrike team advance force joins Camion.

0153.04.13

The Yellowjackets capture the LM312V04 V Gundam in an illegal residence district, but it is recovered.

0153.04.14

Camion heads for Bechyne, Czech Republic, joining with the Shrike team. The Shrike team and the LM312V04 V Gundam destroy Dupre’s squadron, en route to old Dresden.

0153.04.15

Camion arrives at Bechyne and is met by a unit of the EFF stationed in Ireland. They battle the Gaddarl force and Lupe Cineaux’s squadron, and the Shrike team loses an LM111E02 Gun-EZ. Camion heads for Gibraltar.

0153.04.16

Part of Camion arrives at Old Barcelona. The LM312V04 V Gundam smashes the guillotine in the town square.

0153.04.17

The EFF Bagley space fleet battles the Zanscare fleet at Keilas Guilie. The Yellowjackets, demanding the submission of Gibraltar’s PCST, stage a show of force and battle the League Militaire. The Shrike team loses another LM111E02 Gun-EZ.

0153.04.18

The Yellowjackets demand PCST’s surrender and deploy the prototype ZMT-S16G Memedorza. The Shrike team loses a third LM111E02 Gun-EZ.

0153.04.19

The League Militaire hijacks a PCST shuttle. Camion joins with the spaceship Reinforce, attached to the EFF stationed in Ireland.

0153.04.20

Vessels moored at sea off Gibraltar are attacked by the Yellowjackets’ ZMT-D15M Galgyus. The Reinforce launches into orbit. Usso’s group captures a BESPA Sinope-class patrol ship. The Zanscare Empire broadcasts the departure of the Zugan fleet.

0153.04.23

Usso’s group’s Sinope docks at Hiland.

0153.04.24

The Reinforce battles a fleet dispatched from Kairas Giri and joins forces with the Gaunland.

0153.04.27

After disorienting the Kairas Giri fleet with Hiland’s microwave gun, the League Militaire enters battle. With Kairas Giri captured by the League Militaire, Squid 2 flees the battlefield.

0153.04.28

The V Gundam battles BESPA prototype ZMT-D11S Abigor.

0153.04.29

Usso’s group and the space families set out for Side 2 (L4) in the Æneas.

0153.05.04

Usso’s group infiltrates the Zanscare Empire. The Reinforce Junior launches, and the League Militaire battles the Zugan fleet. Failing to withdraw, Usso’s group again infiltrates the Zanscare Empire and begins fighting during the queen’s audience with the returned fleet. Of the League Militaire combatants, one is killed and two are arrested.

0153.05.06

During the Zanscare Empire’s favorite ceremony, a captured MS begins moving. As if in response, the League Militaire’s MS unit executes a surprise attack.

0153.05.07

The League Militaire squadron docks at the Macedonia colony and the entire crew is placed in custody.

0153.05.13

BESPA MS execute a surprise attack on the Macedonia colony. Taking advantage of the confusion, the League Militaire members recover their ships and equipment.

0153.05.14

The Reinforce Junior escapes the Macedonia colony and picks up the White Ark and LM314V21 V2 Gundam.

0153.05.17

The Reinforce Junior resupplies at the secret Horasm base on the far side of the Moon.

0153.05.21

The Motorad fleet and Reinforce Junior force both enter the atmosphere.

0153.05.22

The undersea city of Underhook is destroyed.

0153.05.24

The Motorad fleet comes ashore near Tampico in the Gulf of Mexico and heads up into the North American continent.

Afranche Char launches from Hong Kong aboard the Spacious and rendezvous with the Mother Metatron, where he is hailed as leader by the Metatron Institution.

0203.04.20

MaHA begins sending its forces, including the flagship Mahagazis, down to the Earth. Mother Metatron pursues. Air Force team led by Afranche Char descends to the Earth.

0203.04.28

MaHA announces the Earth Reverse Immigration Plan.

0203.06

Construction of Gaia colony in Side 8 (L1) begins.

0204

Olympiad XCVIII.

0206

Solar Cycle 49 at solar maximum.

0208

Olympiad XCIX.

0210.04.01

Halley’s Comet at perigee, 5th CHIP mission.

0212

Olympiad C.

0216

Olympiad CI.

0217

Solar Cycle 50 at solar maximum.

0218

The Earth Federation collapses as the Earth becomes all but uninhabitable. A similar Earth-centric organization takes it place but doesn’t last.

0220

The Congress of Settlement Nations (“CONSENT”) gains control over roughly half the Sides, opposed only by the Illuminati, a resistance organization based in the independent New Manhattan Island “settlement” of Side 4 (L1). Most of the Illuminati pilots and engineers are Congressional defectors.

Olympiad CII.

0223

The Gaia settlement of Side 8 (L1) rebels against the Congressional force attempting to suppress a newly-discovered bioluminescent energy source that promises to ending humanity’s ongoing food crisis—and CONSENT’s political exploitation of it.

0224

Illuminati dispatches a team to thwart a secret Congressional weapons development operation, Project Raiven.

Olympiad CIII.

0225

CONSENT is overthrown by the Illuminati.

0225 ~ 2225

The Interregnum. The Universal Century calendar ends and the Correct Century calendar begins.

0228

Solar Cycle 51 at solar maximum.

2225

Will Game born.

2226

Dianna Sorel born.

2245

Dianna Soriel goes to Earth, where she meets Will Game. Upon her return to the Moon, she enters suspended animation.

2270

Syd Munzer born.

2310

Michael Gern born.

2317

Yanny Oviess born.

2319

Will Game III born.

2320

Phil Ackerman born.

2322

Joseph Yaht born.

2325

Poe Aijee born.

2326

Guin Sard Lineford born.

2327

Harry Ord and Miashei Kune born.

2328

Rolan Cehack, Fran Doll, Keith Laijie and Kihel Heim born.

2329

Lily Borjarno born.

2330

Sochie Heim born.

2343

Rolan Cehack, Fran Doll and Keith Laijie take up residence in Vicinity.

2345

The “White Doll” (WD-M01 System ∀-99 ∀ Gundam) is reactivated during the Coming Of Age ceremony at Nocis. Dianna Soriel awakened from suspended animation, her biological age only 19. The Moon Race mobilizes against the Earth.

10 thoughts on “Universal Century Master Timeline”

im learning the timeline of the gundam universe its take place in the universal century from 0079-0088 these battles of the mobile suit gundam universe especially gundam 0083 stardust memory but my question is on gundam 0083 its has only 13 episodes no 14-or 15 episodes of the anime series my ideas is to rebooted more new gundams series like after war gundam x victory gundam turn a gundam double zeta gundam to revive the universal century to bring back the new gundams home to adult swim toonami its time to sign a petition for the gundams that was cancel now its time to revive the gundams thank you

It wasn’t “lost” so much as it was garbled in translation in the move from standalone pure HTML pages to WordPress blog. WordPress initially choked on a table this size and it took quite awhile to find and fix the problem. In any case, you’re quite welcome. Enjoy!

now, with G-Reco and G-Tekketsu (Iron Blooded Orphan) is rumored to be related with UC, where will you put it inside this timeline? Tomino-san mention once in interview that RC is somewhere between UC and CC.

The key word here is “rumored”—as of yet, there’s nothing official linking them to UC.

Turn-A Gundam has been cited by Director Tomino and other sources as unifying the stories from the various Gundam series that preceded it into one. Throughout the show, mobile suits resembling those from the eras depicted in previous Gundam shows and indicated to be preserved by Nano machines for thousands of years, including as those of the Universal Century, are excavated by the show’s various factions. In Episode 43, this plotline comes to a culmination as the history of the Correct Century timeline is shown in a collection of clips known as the Dark History (黒歴史, Kuro Rekishi), which is revealed to be events that took place in different Gundam series prior to Turn-A, thus making those events part of the CC timeline’s history and vice versa.

Tomino has said that G-Reco’s Regild Century begins 500 years after Turn-A. Following the exhaustion of natural resources during the UC/CC, the Earth was abandoned. By RC 1041, Earth has been repopulated to half its previous. So Tomino defines RC as beginning at “the end of Universal Century” (UC 2345), but there’s nothing like the Dark History or identifiable UC relics to back that up.

Taking Tomino at his word, RC 0001 = UC 2846, which would make RC 1041 = UC 3887, but even that is only tentative.

I see no way to place G-Tekketsu. There’s no “Calamity War” that destroys the Moon in G-Reco, so there’s no identifiable starting point for the Post Disaster Century. G-Tekketsu is set in PD 323, but that date can’t be linked until we learn how long after RC 1041 the Calamity War begins.

Without an official connection to one or more of the recognized segments of the UC timeline (UC or CC), there’s no “hook” on which to hang the subsequent timelines.

Feel free to translate this timeline into Bahasa Malaysia or Bahasa Indonesia or whatever Google Translate calls “Malay” or anything you please. This is a reference work, intended for all for whom it may hold some interest.

It seems pretty random to place the Regild Century’s epoch in such a random time, but perhaps it’s similar to how the anno Domini label wasn’t used till eight centuries after the birth of Christ, and we just never learned what happened in the CC 1800s that was so important to people in RC 1014. I always assumed RC 0001 was the start of the Ag-Tech system and the projects to rejuvenate the Earth and build the Venus Globe, but that was never explicitly stated. Just as I always assumed that CC 0001 was the year after the Moonlight Butterfly brought an end to the Dark History, even though that was never explicitly stated either.

You also seem to be unnecessarily conflating the Universal Century with the Correct Century, as if UC 2345 is CC 2345. Apparently a “Universal Century Gundam Officials Encyclopedia” contains an in-universe text, ‘2001 Correct Century, a Bibliographical Study of the “Dark History”‘, where a Moonrace researcher in CC 2001 finds a book published in UC 0100, and estimates the book to have been printed three-thousand years prior. If true:

CC 0001 = ~UC 1100
CC 2001 = ~UC 3100
CC 2345 = ~UC 3445

But I doubt this. In-universe, the Moonrace researcher could be wrong. Out-of-universe, this piece of apocrypha could’ve been written by someone out-of-tune with the main Turn A creative staff. In the anime, Episode 44, Lily Borjarno says: “consider the fact that this ‘Universal Century’ began a little over ten thousand years ago”. We don’t know if she’s guessing, or if she’s basing this on something they saw in the Winter Palace’s records which we didn’t. But if true:

CC 0001 = ~UC 7656
CC 2345 = ~UC 10000

In the second Turn A compilation film, they changed this to “a little over five thousand years ago”. So someone must’ve thought Lily’s figure was important!

CC 0001 = ~UC2656
CC 2345 = ~UC5000

In Episode 45, Gym Ghingham refers to the House of Ghingham as “those of us who’ve governed the military for twenty-five thousand years”. In Episode 44, Diana (or Kihel?) claims that the “Terrans, without ever using such technology, can also claim to have lived a two thousand year history”. These statements suggest that the CC 0001 epoch does at least roughly correspond to the start of humanity’s recovery after the use of the Moonlight Butterfly.

The general picture here brings a lot of problems. G-Reco seems focused on the Universal Century specifically, rather than the Dark History and Correct Century in general, as if the Regild Century immediately followed the Universal Century without anything but a period of collapse in between. (The MSs in the museum in the first episode, the rusted MSs in the cave in the last episode, compared to the preserved MSs underneath layers of soil in Turn A.) I’ve seen it suggested that the term “Universal Century” came to mean the Dark History in general by the time of Turn A, and some translations of Tomino’s statements imply that the Universal Century was much less ancient to the Correct Century than those of the Correct Century believed, with their limited grasp of history.

I’m inclined to believe that Tomino basically came up with his chronology on the spot, to surprise or even mess with the fans. As if he were on board with everyone else placing the RC between the UC and CC, then though, “could it work like that…? Yes, I think it could, I’ll tell everyone they’ve got the timeline backwards.” Even if he always intended for G-Reco to follow Turn A, it’s hard as a fan to decide which to go with if everyone else on the staff assumed he meant it to go between the Universal Century and Turn A.

Can we not edit our replies on WordPress? I made a few typos. Twenty-five thousand instead of twenty-five hundred, Turn A instead of G-Reco in the last sentence of the second-to-last paragraph, though instead of thought in the last paragraph.

Mobile Suit Gundam in U.C. 0099: Moon Crisis was originally serialized in the magazine MS SAGA (1993–1994), released in a compilation volume by Media Works and later reissued as two volumes by Dengeki Comics (Nov 1997—Jan 1998).

It takes place in an alternate version of the Universal Century in the same timeline as Mobile Suit Gundam: Outer Gundam (Jan 1988—Jan 1992), set in U.C. 0079, and Mobile Suit Gundam REON (1996), set in U.C. 0107, all written and illustrated by Masahumi Matsuura.

All three works are considered to be outside of the official U.C. timeline and thus not canonical.